The Lagos State Government intensified its demolition of distressed buildings on Lagos Island with 13 structures pulled down in the last three days.

Eighty distressed buildings have been earmarked for demolition by the State Government following last Wednesday’s collapse of a three-storey building at Ita Faji area of Lagos Island, with 20 people, majorly children killed.

Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, escorted by armed police officers stormed some parts of Lagos Island on Sunday and demolished five distressed buildings.

According to Fakoluju, 150 distressed buildings had been identified on the Island, but 30 had already been demolished in the last one year while 80 would now be demolished.

Fakoluju added that the agency would carry out the demolition the 80 structures in phases.

The Acting GM, also disclosed that 20 of the 80 buildings earmarked for demolition were on Adeniji Adele, saying that the agency would no longer look back but ensure that distressed buildings were pulled down immediately.

He disclosed that lots of buildings on the Island had been marked for demolition, but that some of them were subject of litigation which prevented government from going ahead to pull them down immediately.

“Over 80 buildings are ready for removal but we shall be removing them in phases. In buildings which are subject of litigation, we try to evacuate the occupants from the buildings so that there will not be loss of lives,” he said.